减色

yuán dìng de yī xiē jié mù bù néng yǎn chū shǐ de jīn tiān de wǎn huì jiǎn sè bù shǎo

原定的一些节目不能演出，使得今天的晚会减色不少。

Some items on the programme were cancelled, greatly spoiling the performance this evening.

yīn xiǎng de xiào guǒ bù hǎo shǐ yǎn chū dà wéi jiǎn sè

音响的效果不好，使演出大为减色。

Poor acoustics spoilt the performance.

dān diào de xuán lǜ shǐ zhè shǒu gē jiǎn sè bù shǎo

单调的旋律使这首歌减色不少。

The dull melody makes the song lose its lustre.

sōng sǎn de qíng jié shǐ zhè bù xiǎo shuō dà wéi jiǎn sè

松散的情节使这部小说大为减色。

Its loose plot spoils the novel.

shǐ wén zhāng jiǎn sè

使文章减色

spoil an essay